Sergey Rachmaninoff bol ruský-americký skladateľ, klavirista a dirigent, považovaný za jedného z najvýznamnejších klaviristov 20. storočia a posledného veľkého predstaviteľa romantickej éry v hudbe. Narodil sa 1. apríla 1873 a jeho dielo zahŕňa množstvo známych skladieb, ako sú Prelude v C-sharp Minor a Rapsódia na tému Paganini.
- Narodenie 1. apríla 1873 pri Novgorode.
- Študoval u významných hudobníkov ako Tchaikovsky a Liszt.
- Jeho skladby ako Piano Concerto No. 2 a Symphony No. 2 sú považované za vrcholné dielo romantizmu.
- Po revolúcii v roku 1917 emigroval do USA, kde sa sústredil na klavírne a dirigentské kariéry.
- Zomrel 28. marca 1943 v Beverly Hills, Kalifornia.
Rachmaninoff, Sergey Vasilyevich (1873-1943), Russian-American composer, pianist, and conductor, one of the most brilliant pianists of the 20th century, whose compositions are considered the last major musical expression of the romantic era. Rachmaninoff was born on April 1, 1873, near Novgorod. In Moscow his piano teachers included the stringent disciplinarian Nikolay Zverov and Rachmaninoff's cousin Aleksandr Siloti, who gave him the heritage of his own teacher, the Hungarian pianist-composer Franz Liszt. There also, Rachmaninoff studied with three eminent Russian composers—Anton Arensky, Sergey Taneyev, and his most important musical mentor, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp Minor (1892), for piano and orchestra, and his opera Aleko (1893) established his reputation as a composer. Also written in 1893 was his Trio élégiaque, in memory of Tchaikovsky. In 1897 his Symphony No. 1 in D Minor was performed. Its disastrous reception caused him to stop composing, and for three years he worked solely as a pianist and conductor. His Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (1900) marked his return to composition. From the next 17 years come his Symphony No. 2 in E Minor (1906); the symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead (1909); the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (1910), for choir; the choral symphony The Bells (1913), based on a poem by the American writer popis/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: osobnosti">osobnosti-zivotopisy/edgar-allan-poe-zivotopis/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: edgar allan poe">Edgar Allan Poe; and many highly admired songs. Except for a period in Dresden, Germany (1906-8), he worked mainly in Moscow; in 1904-6 he conducted at the Bolshoi kino-unterhaltungsmoglichkeiten/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: theater">Theater. After leaving Russia in 1917, Rachmaninoff settled in the United States the following year. In exile he concentrated on his piano and conducting careers, making recordings in both fields. His few compositions after 1917 include the Variations on a Theme of Corelli (1934), for piano; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1936), for piano and orchestra; the Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (1936); and the Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor (1937). He died in Beverly Hills, California, on March 28, 1943.
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Kedy sa narodil Rachmaninoff?
Rachmaninoff sa narodil 1. apríla 1873.
Aké sú niektoré z jeho najznámejších skladieb?
Medzi jeho najznámejšie skladby patrí Prelude v C-sharp Minor, Piano Concerto No. 2 a Rapsódia na tému Paganini.
Kde a kedy zomrel Rachmaninoff?
Rachmaninoff zomrel 28. marca 1943 v Beverly Hills, Kalifornia.